The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
In case it should so happen that any of my said Children should come to dye, that is to say, any of my sons before they attaine the age of one and twenty years, or any of my daughters before the}' attaine the same age unmarried, then it is my Desire, and I do hereby Order aud Direct that their share of my Real Estate herein before Devised shall Devolve and Come to my surviving children and the heirs of the Bodyes of such of my sons who shall dye after their attaining the age of one and twenty years and the heirs of the bodye of such of my daughters as shall be marrried.
Item. -- In case it should so happen that all my children should dye, the sons before they attaine the age of one and twenty, and my daughters before they attaine that age or before marriage, and my wife happens to man ic at all, then it is my will and desire, and I do hereby order, bequeath and devise that my said wife do have and enjoy all my estate Real and Personal or mixt, during her
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natural life, and that after her decease the one full and equal half or moyety thereof shall devolve, come and be enjoyed by my rightful heirs and the other half to and by the right heirs of my beloved wife aforesaid. Item, I do will, order and determine, ancf in case it should so happen that my said beloved wife shall dye before my sons come to the age of one and twenty years or before my daughters attaine to that age or be married then it is my desire and appointment that all such of my sons as at the decease of my said wife, shall become to the age of one and twenty years, and all such of my daughters as at her death shall be under that age and unmarried, shall be maintained and educated by my sons till they come to the age of one and twenty years or my daughters until they come to that age or are married, out of the rents, Profitts and ishues of my houses, lands and real Estate, and also out of the same shall be provided for and advanced and equall with my other chilldren which accounting the lott of Ground, the one hundred and fifty Pounds and household stuff before mentioned Intended for each of my children, I do Estimate to amount unto the Value of £500 New York money, to each child besides the parte and share of my reall Estate herein Before Deposed and Devised.